The Labour Hire Licensing Act 2017 (“the Act”) was passed late in 2017. The expressed purpose of the Act is to promote integrity in the labour hire industry and prevent exploitation of labour hire workers. However, when the Act was introduced, it raised further questions [...]

By John Salter The Fair Work Commission President Justice Iain Ross handed down the commission’s annual judgement today on what will be minimum pay rates in Australia for the financial year commencing 1 July 2017- and it seems no one is happy with the result. [...]

By John Salter “We would have liked to have seen a more ambitious agenda by the government over the last three years on industrial relations, there’s no doubt about that.” This is a quote from Jennifer Westacott, Chief Executive of the Business Council of Australia [...]